I'm the proud daughter of a lifelong public school teacher, and one of the things my mom loved best about being an educator was the opportunity to travel in the spring and summer. She brought artifacts, photographs, language, and lessons from every place she traveled back into her classroom, and her students were richer for it. Now retired, my mom made a goal of visiting every continent, and she goes to schools in nearly every country she visits, enchanting the children there with bubbles, pencils, and her trademark stuffed-animal backpack purses.

So I know that teachers are natural adventurers. I'm sure you don't need convincing to see that whether you have the resources to travel internationally or just take a short local trip, traveling can be enriching both personally and professionally for educators. Just watch the videos in this week's playlist for some ideas!

Resources for the Globetrotting Educator

Some teachers take groups of their students abroad, and others get the travel bug so bad they themselves end up spending years teaching abroad. Others make time for short-term summer trips, and some find ways to bring the world into their classroom without leaving town. Though many deadlines have passed for summer 2014 opportunities, there are resources in the list below that will help you plan ahead for future travels of all kinds.